Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

The total costs to the CPS, regarding the prosecution and trial of Andrew Hill.

Request

The internal and external CPS costs of the prosecution and trial of Andrew Hill regarding the 2015 Shoreham Airshow.

CPS COSTS / RESOURCES What costs were incurred, and/or what resources were utilised, in the CPS prosecution and resulting trial of Andrew Hill over the incident involving Hawker Hunter T7 aircraft G-BXFI near Shoreham Airport on 22 August 2015.

The costs incurred and/or resources utilised need only be approximate, and can be expressed in direct financial terms, or time worked by specific CPS roles / employees.

EXTERNAL COSTS Please provide a breakdown in costs expended to all external parties e.g. Counsel

TIMESCALE Please only provide costs up to and including the last day of the Trial 8th March 2019

Response

As of 15 March 2019, please see the table below in relation to the costs incurred by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in the case of Andrew Hill.

| Internal Costs | External Costs | |----------------|----------------| | CPS Staff | £71,583.30 | | Description | Cost | |---------------------|---------------| | Counsel Fees | £122,954.39 | | Court Presentation | £44,761.94 | | Experts | £55,682.08 | | Witnesses | £1,500 (estimated cost) | | **Total Costs** | **£296,481.71** |

Please note Counsel Costs and the Expert Fees include Value Added Tax (VAT) but the witness expenses and CPS staff time do not. The CPS Staff costs include the Specialist Prosecutor and paralegal officer fees.

It should be noted witness costs provided is only an estimate. In order for the CPS to provide the exact figure on the cost incurred for witnesses, this is likely to trigger Section 12(1) of the FOI Act.

**Information Management Unit** 020 3357 0899 IMU@cps.gov.uk